Tag fastener and protector.



w. s. TYLER. TA G FASTENERAND PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-27.1916.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

Quorum wILsoN s. TYLER, or KEO'IA, COLORADO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

TAG- FASTENER AND PROTECTOR.

Patented fiept. 11, 1911?.

Application filed October 27, 1916. Serial No. 128,054.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILSON S. TYLER, acitizenof the United States, and a resident of Keota, in the county of Weld andState of Colorado, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inTag Fasteners and Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to devices by which tags may be secured tocontainers or other objects, the devices each embodying a grating tooverlie the tag, and prongs which may be driven into the object.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide devices of thecharacter y described, by which tags may be quickly and securely held inplace on objects; devices which will protect delineations on the tagsthereby preventing many losses of freight, express or parcel postmatters; and, devices of the character described which are inexpensiveto manufacture.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the following detaileddescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forminga part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an object to which a tag is secured bya device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of a portion of the device, lookingtoward one of the corners thereof.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing one of the steps in themanufacture of an improved form of the device.

In the drawing, where similar characters refer to similar partsthroughout the views, A designates a portion of an object, such as thelid of a box; 13 a tag on said lid; and C a fastener and protector forthe tag.

The fastener and protector comprises a grating 6, preferably rectangularin shape, to correspond with tags now in common use; prongs 7 extendingfrom one face of the grating at the corners thereof; and, a prong 8extending from the grating inwardly of prongs 7 and the margins of thegrating.

The grating may be made up of a plurality of widely spaced fine bars orwires 9, 10, 11, and 12, in the example shown, the wires 10 beinglongitudinal of the device, the wires 9 crosswise thereof, and the wires11 and 12 diagonally disposed between the wires 9 andl0. If desired, theouter formation of the device may be formed of a single length wire, atcorners, the body of the wire being bent or looped downwardly, and returned to the same plane as the main body portion of the wire, as isclearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, to provide a prong 7, the runsof the wire to form the prong being welded together and sharpened in anysuitable manner as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The endportions of wires 11 and 12 may also be bent at a right angle andgrouped with the runs or extensions of the outer formation of thegrating, as indicated at 13, said end portion being welded or otherwisesecured to the prong formation. The diagonal wire 13 may be bentdownwardly and returned to provide the prong 8, the runs of the wire atthe prong formation being welded together and sharpened. If desired, theother diagonal wire 13 may be looped over the prong 8 as at 14, andwelded thereto.

It is of course understood that the same formation would prevail wherethe wires 9, 10, 11, and 12 were made in separate lengths or sectionswith their ends turned down and welded together as shown in Fig. 3.

It is preferred to form the grating of resilient material and whenbringing the device into use, it is placed over the tag B, and theprongs are successively driven into the body A, the prongs beingdisposed inwardly of but adjacent the margins of the tags.

It is to be observed that the device not only securely holds the tag inplace, but also protects delineations thereon, preventing the ta g frombeing partially torn from the object A, and preventing other objectsfrom injuring the delineations such as the name and address of thesender, or the name and address of the party to whom the article isdirected.

The device may also be used in connection with labels pasted to objects,for the purpose of protecting delineations on the labels, and while Ihave herein described the grating and prongs as made up of wire, it isto be understood that any form of grating embodying widely spaced finebars may be used. which will securely hold the tag in place yet permitdelineations on the tag to be suiiiciently visible, enabling persons tofollow directions.

1. A tag fastener and protector coniprising a marginal frame, havingprongs adapted to penetrate the tag and the supporting surface for thetag to secure the latter against the outer face of the tag near themarginal edge thereof, and having diag onally extending bars adapted tolie against the outer face of the tag and hold the same from bulgingfrom the supporting surface.

2. A tag fastener and protector comprising a flat frame conformingsubstantially to the marginal configuration of a tag, and adapted to lieagainst the outer face thereof about the datareceiving space of thetag,-and having inwardly extl iding prongs adapted to penetrate the tag" an'dthe/tag support, the frame also having a cross bar therein adapted tolie across the outer face of the tag to hold the latter from Warping andbulging outwardly from the support.

3. A tag fastenerand protectorcompris ing a flatframe conformingsubstantially to the marginal configurati'onvof a tag and adapted to lieagainst the-outer face-thereof about the data-receiving space on thetag, and h-a-vin-g a cross bar adapted to lie across the outer face ofthe tag to hold the latter fro-1n; Warping and bulging outwardly fromthe support, said frame and said cross bar being provided With inwardlyextending prongs adapted to penetrate the tag and the support forholding the frame and cross bar flat againstthe tag. 4. A tag fastenerand protector, comprising a plurality of Wires arranged to form arectangular frame adapted to lie against the outer fac'e of a tag nearthe marginal edge thereof, the Wires having enc'l portions bent at rightangles thereto, and diagonally disposed wires in said rectangular frameengaging across the outer face of the tag and with ends bent at rightangles thereto,- said end portions being grouped and welded together toform prongs, and one of said diagonally disposed Wires being providedWith a prong extendingin thesame direction as the other of said prongs.

WVILSON S. TYLER.

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